Form vs. Work: A Major Antinomy of Music Theory and Analysis

This book covers the events related to the binary opposition of form vs. work, that is, the interaction of formalists and integralists. It also presents the history and evolution of the Soviet music theory viewed from the standpoint of an insider.

The antinomy of musical work and musical form has been central for music theory for centuries. Musical work is complete and all-inclusive, which makes it an ideal object of study. However, the teaching of musical form, albeit selective, is self-sufficient and epistemologically sovereign. The book offers both the historical overview and the analytical discourse on this antinomy in both Western and Russian perspectives. It presents an insider’s view of the latter and contains materials never previously published.

• | Author: Ildar D. Khannanov
• | Publisher: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• | Publication Date: Feb 27, 2024
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9789815129014
• | ISBN-10: 9815129015